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A ministerial statement circulated by the six co-coordinators of the Dialogue on Plastics Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP) — Australia, Barbados, China, Ecuador, Fiji and Morocco — on 27 February at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) outlines trade-related actions to address the environmental, health and economic impacts of plastics pollution.

On 27 February at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), seventy-six WTO members taking part in the Trade and Environmental Sustainability Structured Discussions (TESSD) unveiled a package of outcome documents highlighting advancements made since MC12 and pinpointing future action in trade policy. Building on the group’s comprehensive analytical work and the identification of policy options and relevant practices, the work plan will guide TESSD efforts to deliver concrete results by MC14.

The entry into force of new disciplines on services domestic regulation, announced at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi on 27 February, is expected to lower trade costs by over USD 125 billion worldwide. The announcement was made at an event attended by Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, MC13 Chair Thani bin Ahmed Al Zayoudi and participating members in the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation, represented by Costa Rica’s Foreign Trade Minister, Manuel Tovar, and... Читать дальше...

At a meeting with Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 27 February, held on the sidelines of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, members of her Civil Society Advisory Group exchanged views with her on the role of trade and how the WTO can evolve to meet current challenges facing the world.

The Philippines deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 27 February. Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture and Alfredo E. Pascual, Secretary of Trade and Industry, presented the Philippines’ instrument of acceptance to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Co-sponsors of the three environmental initiatives at the WTO presented on 27 February, at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi, the next steps they are taking to advance work on plastics pollution, environmental sustainability, and fossil fuel subsidy reform, building on the extensive analytical work and experience sharing they have conducted since MC12. Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam welcomed the progress members have made and their... Читать дальше...

Forty-eight WTO members participating in the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform (FFSR) initiative presented a comprehensive plan on 27 February at the 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi to advance work towards rationalisation, phase-out or elimination of harmful fossil fuel subsidies. The FFSR work programme will guide efforts in 2024 and 2025 towards the next Ministerial Conference.

WTO members today (27 February) engaged in intense discussions to get closer to meaningful outcomes on fisheries subsidies and agriculture at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in Abu Dhabi. Ministers participated in dedicated meetings on both issues followed by convergence-building sessions to seek to bridge the remaining gaps. Members also endorsed the entry into force of new disciplines on services domestic regulation and advanced work on plastics pollution, fossil fuel subsidy reform, and environmental sustainability.